Timothy Doner language hyperpolyglot | The Economist

Timothy Doner, an enormously accomplished language learner at age 17, talks with us in French, Mandarin and Russian, explains how each language "feels" to him, and shares some of his tips

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hyper-polyglot Tim Doner has been teaching himself languages since he was 13. He now speaks nearly 20 languages!

Hear Timothy Doner speak French: https://youtu.be/cKlWBKhe2rs?t=7m41s

Hear Timothy Doner speak Mandarin: https://youtu.be/cKlWBKhe2rs?t=8m13s

Hear Timothy Doner speak Russian: https://youtu.be/cKlWBKhe2rs?t=8m37s

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